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Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE AdolfSchreter, Baltimore, Md.

Application December 29, 1937, Serial No. 182,310

2 Claims.

This invention relates to neckties and more especially to a form for usein connection therewith whereby the necktie can be maintained smooth andflat while packed in a box or other container and while being handledprior to use.

A further object is to provide a necktie with a form housed therein andjoined thereto so that it will not become accidentally separated fromthe tie.

Another object is to provide a form which can be readily removed intactfrom the tie when said tie is to be worn but which form can be usedsubsequently as a pressing form on which the tie can be placed after ithas been washed or otherwise cleaned, thereby insuring the maintenanceof the tie in proper shape during and following the pressing operation.

A still further object is to provide a form which can be used as aninformation card containing instructions about washing and pressing thetie, ample space being retained preferably on one or both faces of theform for the display of advertising matter.

A further object is to connect the form to the tie in a new and novelmanner without marring the appearance of the tie while mounted on theform and without interfering with the subsequent use of the device as apressing form.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

In said drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of a folded tie providedwith the present improvements, portions of the tie beingv broken away toshow the form.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the necktie portions of which are openedoutwardly to show the form and the means for fastening it in place.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the form.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4, Figure l.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference l designates anecktie of the four-in-hand type provided with the usual lining 2.

It is a fact well known to those engaged in the manufacture and sale ofneckties, that it is quite a problem to prevent the ties from becomingmussed or wrinkled while being packed or handled prior to their sale.Various means have been devised for overcoming this objection but withlittle success. The present invention includes a means whereby mussingor wrinkling of the tie is not only eliminated under the conditionsstated but it is also made possible to readily press the tie into properform after it has been Washed or otherwise cleaned. The inventionincludes an elongated strip 3 of heavy cardboard or other suitablematerial so shaped as to fit snugly in the wide end portion of thenecktie whereby, when the strip is inserted into said end it will thrustoutwardly against the side creases and hold the front and back surfacesof the tie flat and smooth.

'I'he form can be held detachably in the necktie by any suitable means.For example a triangular tab 4 can be formed by cutting converging slits5 into the form and by placing a small amount of adhesive 6 on one faceof the tab. Thus when the form is inserted longitudinally into the tiethis tab, which first is pressed outwardly from the form, can be causedto lap the end of the lining 2, as shown in Figure 2. By then moisteningthe adhesive the tab can be caused to adhere to the lining. It is to beunderstood of course that the form, when inserted into the tie, occupiesa position between the front of the tie and the lining.

The form 3 is placed in the tie at the place of manufacture of the tieand is retained in the tie when sold to a customer. Thus the tie can bedisplayed to best advantage and will not become mussed or wrinkled priorto its purchase by the user.

Before using the tie the customer lifts the tab 4 so as to tear it offof the engaged surface of the lining. The form is then withdrawn fromthe tie and upon it will be found instructions not only for washing thetie but also instructions for using the strip as a pressing form. It isintended that the purchaser retain this form so that it can be usedsubsequently when the tie is to be washed and pressed.

Following the washing of the tie and the removal of excess moisturetherefrom the form is inserted thereinto with the tab 4 lying completelywithin the plane of the form so as not to project therefrom. The form isinserted far enough to insure the necessary lateral stretching of thetie and after the tie has been placed properly it is pressed with a hotiron and will not get out of shape during that operation because of thecorrectly shaped smooth form contained within the tie.

Ample advertising space can be provided on the form as shown at 1 andwill be used preferably for advertising soap or other cleaningpreparation recommended for cleaning the tie. In Figure 3 a preferredlocation of the printed instructions for washing has been shown at 8. Itis also intended to mark the strip with the Words Pressing form as shownat 9 or with some other suitable designation.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a necktie havingV aA lining, said necktie beingopen at one end and having free longitudinal back edges adjacent to y'said end, of an elongated form tted. snugly between the lining and thefront of the necktie for holding said front smooth and dat, said form'having slits dening a tab lapping and detachably engaging the backsurface of one end of the lining, the tab being located between thelining and said free back edges of the necktie for convenient accesswhen said edges are moved apart.

2. The combination with a necktie having a lining, there being freeedges extending from one end of the back of the necktie, of a pressingform wedged within the necktie between the front thereof and the lining,said form having an opening, and means for detachably securing the formto the lining, said means including a tab formed in' one piece with theform and lapping one end of` the back of the lining, said tab having alining-engaging adhesive thereon and being po- 'sitioned for exposureand access between said free back. edges of the necktie when moved apartand for movement into the opening when the form is released from thetie.

ADOLF SCHRETER.

